Benefits of Planting Tree !

A tree is beautiful, but what’s more it has a right to life; like water, sun and the stars, it is essential.

Planting trees in our neighborhood really is one of the best things that we can do for the local environment and for the planet. It is no secret that trees help the environment, but we may be surprised by all the benefits planting trees can provide. Besides producing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide and contaminates from the air, trees have many other social, economic and environmental benefits.

Everyone has studied about the benefits of trees in school. But as we grow old and become busy with our own life we have the tendency to forget the basic things. Here is a gentle remainder why we need to plant at least one tree in our life time.

Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide can be reduced by photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a natural process of plants taking carbon dioxide from the air for growth and releasing oxygen to replace carbon dioxide.

Planting trees will help to prevent global warming by reducing levels of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and evaporating water into the atmosphere which increases cloudiness. Clouds will reflect solar radiation so there will be less heat.

Trees make their own nutrients from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, water, sunlight and minerals in the soil.  They also release oxygen in this process. This process helps the environment by removing large quantities of the major “greenhouse” gas involved in global climate change, carbon dioxide. Trees also help us by absorbing other pollutants and replacing the oxygen in the atmosphere.

Trees take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in their trunks and roots. Trees absorb chemicals like carbon monoxide and produce oxygen. Trees filter and catch pollutants like smoke, dust and ash and release oxygen, cleaning the air.

Trees shade buildings, streets and homes. If enough trees are planted in cities, the overall microclimate improves and total energy use of heating and cooling is reduced.

Trees absorb gaseous pollutants through pores in their leaves. Trees help us by trapping particle pollutants like dust, ash, pollen and smoke that may damage lungs. Tree leaves and stems filter and trap particulates which are washed to the ground by rain.

Trees absorb water which helps to prevent flooding and helps to distribute rain more evenly. Trees reduce the amount of topsoil that runs off into sewers and streams by retaining water. Tree leaves on the ground trap chemicals keeping them out of lakes and rivers and retain moisture close to the ground. This helps other plants to grow. Those are some ways trees also help to control and prevent soil erosion.

Shade from trees slows water evaporation from thirsty lawns. Most newly planted trees need only fifteen gallons of water a week. As trees transpire, they increase atmospheric moisture.

Trees absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It is important to reduce carbon dioxide to lessen the effects of global warming caused by the greenhouse effect. Saving forests and planting more trees will reduce carbon dioxide levels because the trees store carbon in their roots and trunk and release more oxygen into the atmosphere.

Just being around trees makes us feel good. Can we imagine our community without trees? Trees, especially in urban areas, have numerous social benefits. The addition of trees to a neighborhood or a business district can greatly improve the mental and physical health of residents and workers.

It’s clear that trees are essential to our life on the planet. The great thing is that we as humans can play an active role in planting trees to help offset deforestation and urbanization. We can help to prevent global warming and reduce pollution by planting trees ourselves.